Commodore Juha-Petri Ruohola, MD, PhD

Surgeon General Finnish Defence Forces

Position Surgeon General of the Finnish Defence Forces

Date and place of birth 5 June 1964, Luvia, Finland

Career

• National Defence Course 2024

• Surgeon General of the Finnish Defence Forces 2022 -

• Senior Command Course 2022

• Navy Surgeon General 2016-2022

• Readiness Chief Physician, Headquarters of Centre for Military Medicine 2015-2016

• Specialist in Public Health, University of Turku 2013

• OCC E&F Evaluator 2012-

• Regional National Defence Course, Southwestern Finland 2011

• Chief Physician, Centre for Military Medicine 2008-2015

• Doctor of Medical Science, University of Helsinki 2008

• Special competence in military medicine 2002

• Medical Officer/ Chief Physician, Pori Brigade 1997-2007

• Licentiate of Medicine, University of Turku 1996

• Conscript service, Coastal Infantry School 1983-84

• Matriculation examination, Eurajoki Upper Secondary School 1983

Promotions

• Commodore (Med.) 2022 • Captain (N) (Med.) 2018

• Lieutenant Colonel (Med.) (serving with the rank of Commander, Med.) 2013

• Major (Med.) (serving with the rank of Lieutenant Commander, Med.) 2007

• Captain (Med.) 2004 • First Lieutenant (Med.) 2001

• Lieutenant (Med.) 2001

Decorations

• Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland

• Knight, First Class, the Order of the Lion of Finland

• Medal for Military Merits • Logistics Cross of Merit

• UN Medal UNMEE, EU Medal EUNAVFOR MED Sophia

Languages

• Finnish, English, Swedish

Family

• Spouse: Tiina-Mari Ruohola, two children